This August, The Hospital Research Foundation Group invites you to host a meal to raise funds for cancer research
Sharing a meal with the people you love is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Company and food sustain us in more ways than one, and until the end of this month, a meal with friends, family or coworkers can help provide funds for cancer research.
Over 60 years ago, The Hospital Research Foundation Group was founded to provide life-changing medical research, improved hospital care and support services for communities across Australia.
The Longest Table is their big-hearted answer to typical fundraising, a way for anyone to get involved and support the fight for better diagnosis, improved treatments and cures for cancer.
The official day to host a Longest Table event is Friday the 28th of August, but you can host any time that suits from now until Monday the 31st of August. If you’re ready to get involved, here’s a run-down of what you need to know.
Register to host
Choose a time and place to host your meal, be it your home, a nearby park, a local venue or even your workplace’s boardroom. After you’ve registered on The Longest Table’s website, you’ll be sent a hosting pack with all the resources you need to get started.
Set the table
While this event has been dubbed The Longest Table, in practice, the table itself can be as small as a side table and as unconventional as an upturned milk crate. The point is to share a meal with the people in your life, and that can be done in any way you like, such as a:
Casual pizza and board game night
Bake-off with your colleagues
Dressed-up lunch at your favourite restaurant
Murder mystery dinner party
Backyard barbecue
Sunday morning pastries with the girls
Mid-week morning tea
Picnic in the park
Dine and donate
Time to get others involved! Invite your friends, family, colleagues or anyone else from the community to your event and start raising funds. If someone can’t make it but still wants to lend their support, encourage them to make a donation to your online fundraising page. Equally, if you can’t host an event this time around, sponsor someone else’s table, be it a mate’s or a stranger’s.
Whether you’re honouring a loved one lost to cancer, supporting someone currently facing it or just passionate about helping to find a cure, you can share your motivation for hosting a Longest Table event on social media. Pay their website or Instagram a visit for everything you’ll need to get started.
The Longest Table
08 8244 1100
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